1 stick butter, at room temperature
1/2 c. shortening
2 c. sugar
5 egg yolks
2 c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 c. buttermilk
5 egg whites, beaten
1 c. pecans
1 c. coconut
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla

ICING:

8 oz. cream cheese
1/2 stick butter
1 box confectioners' sugar
1 tsp. vanilla

Cream butter, shortening and sugar well. Add slightly beaten egg yolks. Now add flour alternately with buttermilk and vanilla, in which soda has been dissolved. Fold in beaten egg whites and add coconut and nuts. Bake in three 9-inch layers in a 350 degree oven approximately 30 minutes.

ICING: Cream butter and cream cheese together. Add sugar and vanilla; beat until right consistency to spread.